Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album)

Black & Blue
Black & Blue
Studio album by Backstreet Boys
Released	November 21, 2000
Recorded	July 1 – September 2000
Studio	Cheiron & Polar {(Stockholm, Sweden); Darkchild (Pleasantville, New Jersey); Parc (Orlando, Florida); Brandon's Way (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Pop; dance-pop; teen pop; R&B;
Length	47:53
Label	Jive
Producer	Timmy Allen; Babyface; Larry "Rock" Campbell; Franciz & LePont; Rodney Jerkins; David Kreuger; Kristian Lundin; Per Magnusson; Max Martin; Rami Yacoub;
Backstreet Boys chronology
Singles from Black & Blue
	"Shape of My Heart"; Released: October 3, 2000; "The Call"; Released: February 6, 2001; "More than That"; Released: May 29, 2001;

Black & Blue is the fourth studio album (third in the United States) by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on November 21, 2000, by Jive Records. The album recorded the best international sales in a week for an album in history by selling over 5 million copies in its first week of sales globally. In the United States, Black & Blue sold 1.5 million copies in its first week of release, making the Backstreet Boys the first group in Soundscan history to have million-plus first-week sales with back-to-back albums. It sold over 15 million copies worldwide.

The first single from the album was "Shape of My Heart", followed by "The Call", and "More than That". The band members wrote two songs and co-wrote five songs on this album, a departure from previous albums, which showcased less of their own song-writing. To promote the album, the band embarked on the "Black & Blue World Tour" in 2001.

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